Wordly Wise Vocabulary
Wordly Wise Analogies
Latin Roots
Latin Roots (Review)
Surprise
100

No longer sold or being used because it is out-of-date.

What is obsolete?

100

bright:vivid::dark: ________

What is somber?
100

The Latin root meaning "earth".

What is terr?

100

The Latin root meaning "great".

What is magni?

100

The average of a set of numbers.

What is the mean?

200
To persuade someone.

What is convince?

200
mad:angry:funny:__________

What is hilarious?

200

The Latin root meaning "water".

What is hydra or hydro?

200

The Latin root meaning "all".

What is omni?

200

The desert where the Saguaro Cactus can be found.

What is the Sonoran Desert?

300

The loss of strength or power.

What is decline?

300
release:hold::give:__________

What is retain?

300

The Latin root meaning "star".

What is astr or aster?

300

The Latin root meaning "turn".

What is vert?

300

The name of the animal that pollinates the Saguaro Cactus?

What is the long nose bat or dove?

400

To be disloyal to.

What is betray?

400

different:opposite::similar: __________

What is likeness?

400

The Latin root meaning "air".

What is aer?

400

The Latin root meaning "good".

What is bene?

400

This desert is located north of China.

What is the Gobi desert?
500

Poor in quality or insufficient in amount.

What is meager?

500
lie:deceive::promise: _______

What is vow?

500

The Latin root meaning "body".

What is corp?

500
The Latin root meaning "bad".

What is mal?

500

The large desert located in South America in Argentina.

What is the Patagonian desert?

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